Best Documentaries in the history of film
1000 top rated Documentaries on Filmaffinity with +400 votes
All Rankings
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- 1
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Shoah (1985)
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3,958
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- 2
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1,909
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- 3
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528
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3,863
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1,272
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Documentary, Self: Salvador Allende, Abilio Fernández
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1,588
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5,640
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A Grin Without a Cat (1977)Documentary, Voice: Simone Signoret, François Périer, Jorge Semprún, Yves Montand. Self: Fidel Castro, Salvador Allende, Georges Marchais, Daniel Cohn-Bendit
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777
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11,377
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6,159
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The Salt of the Earth (2014)Documentary, Self: Sebastião Salgado
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9,592
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486
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Documentary, Self: Michael Robinson
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995
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Documentary, Self: Michael Robinson
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16,274
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27,683
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449
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Documentary, Self: David Attenborough
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2,656
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Ennio: The Maestro (2021)Documentary, Self: Ennio Morricone, Quentin Tarantino, Clint Eastwood, Oliver Stone, Hans Zimmer, Terrence Malick, John Williams ...
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1,351
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12,754
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911
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10,038
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1,071
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The Disenchantment (1976)
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6,790
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300
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311
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9,441
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15,362
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10,572
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3,078
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2,466
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Considered Movies with more than 300 Votes